The impact of foreign direct investment on unemployment : evidence from Arab countries
Author
Source
Scientific Journal for Economic and Commerce
Issue
Vol. 50, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2020), pp.251-285, 35 p.
Publisher
Ain Shams University Faculty of Commerce
Publication Date
2020-03-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
35
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Theoretically, foreign direct investment (FDI) has the ability to solve a number of economic and social problems.
Reducing unemployment is at the forefront of these problems.
Empirical studies did not agree on the inevitability of the positive macroeconomic impact of FDI on reducing unemployment.
In this paper, the macroeconomic impact of FDI on national unemployment rates in general and youth unemployment in particular is examined in 8 Arab countries.
In estimating the model, a panel unit root, panel cointegration, and Granger causality tests are used.
The positive impact of FDI on reducing national unemployment is proven in the group as a whole and individually in Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia while it leads to increase unemployment in Egypt.
The impact of FDI on reducing youth unemployment is not proven.
The causal relationship in both directions between FDI and unemployment and the speed of adjustment towards the long-term equilibrium is not proven.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Izzat, Ahmad Muhammad. 2020. The impact of foreign direct investment on unemployment : evidence from Arab countries. Scientific Journal for Economic and Commerce،Vol. 50, no. 1, pp.251-285.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1000191
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Izzat, Ahmad Muhammad. The impact of foreign direct investment on unemployment : evidence from Arab countries. Scientific Journal for Economic and Commerce Vol. 50, no. 1 (2020), pp.251-285.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1000191
American Medical Association (AMA)
Izzat, Ahmad Muhammad. The impact of foreign direct investment on unemployment : evidence from Arab countries. Scientific Journal for Economic and Commerce. 2020. Vol. 50, no. 1, pp.251-285.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1000191
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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Record ID
BIM-1000191